Ever since the first spam email message, we have been at war with cyber criminals, who seek to subvert our email communications. We are experiencing an online arms race: As anti-spam solutions improve, criminals find ways around these defenses. Business Email Compromise (BEC) is an area where the criminals have the upper hand against traditional Secure Email Gateways (SEGs).
According to Agari’s...
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Social engineering is the use of idiosyncrasies of the way our brains work to trick us into doing something we would otherwise not do.
Let me give you an example. Suppose that you live in an apartment complex that has a secure gate and everyone at that complex has been told, "Don't let strangers in. Don't hold the door for anyone." I could use a...
In this presentation, we’ll reveal the latest from our 2022 Email Fraud and Identity Trends report, focusing on Customer Phishing and DMARC Enforcement.
In this webinar, Agari Sr. Director of Threat Research, Crane Hassold discusses Cosmic Lynx, the first-ever reported Russian BEC criminal organization, and how the group has significantly impacted the email threat landscape with sophisticated, high-dollar phishing attacks.
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Email remains the most popular method for businesscommunications.
It's also the number one target for cyber attacks.
And one malicious email is all it takes to destroy years ofbuilding a trusted relationship with your custom versuswhich is why DMARC is an essential email securitysolution that prevents cyber attacks from hijacking yourdomains for email spoofing, executive...
Table of Contents
Who is Scarlet Widow?
Femmes Fictionale and Counterfeit Romeos
The Long Con: Making Moves for Money
Starry Eyes for Starling Michael
Up Close and Personal: The Case of "Robert Blackwell"
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Understanding The Threats
Today’s modern identity-based email attacks exploit the identity of trusted colleagues and brands. However, each varies in the tactics and techniques used. Understanding the differences will be critical in being able to effectively and accurately stop these attacks.
Customer Phishing: Cybercriminals use brand impersonation techniques such as domain spoofing and...
Prevent, Detect & Disrupt Phishing with an Integrated Solution from Agari & PhishLabs
Threat actors impersonate legitimate brands to steal account holder credentials, leading to increased fraud and loss of customer trust. As phishing continues to rise, many organizations find themselves in need of more proactive protection that can deliver the email authentication, threat intelligence, and...
The Email Authentication Challenge
Email is the #1 way attackers target an organization’s customers and email ecosystem. DMARC authentication, specifically with an enforcement policy of Reject, is the single most effective way to close this vulnerability inherent to email. While the premise of authentication is straightforward, organizations can encounter roadblocks and challenges along the way...
Executive Summary
Los Angeles Federal Credit Union (LAFCU) was in the crosshairs of email scammers. Its brand was constantly being spoofed, putting its members at risk of being defrauded. The CTO prioritized email security as part of his broader risk management strategy, and selected Agari as his partner. That was more than a decade ago. Today, domain spoofing is at near-zero.
"Our initial goal...
Discover why cybercriminals target enterprise email channels for phishing schemes and how you can protect yourself from phishing by implementing DMARC.
Frost & Sullivan has released the Frost Radar: Email Security, providing a benchmarking system to help you protect your email from cyber attacks.
Download the report for more information about:
Why email is a top threat vector for cyber attacks, and how working from home has increased the risk
How the email security market will continue to grow as more organizations transition to the cloud,...
While many cybercriminal gangs scam medium-sized and large corporations, Agari has now uncovered and documented the practices of a Nigeria-based scammer group, dubbed Scarlet Widow, that has evolved a different strategy focused on more vulnerable sectors such as school districts, universities, and nonprofits.
In this report, we uncover:
How Scarlet...
In 2021 alone, the FBI's IC3 report published that over $44 million in losses were a direct result of effective phishing and advanced email scams. The Agari Cyber Intelligence Division analyzed trillions of emails and nearly 500 million Internet domains to uncover the scope and impact of this email fraud… and the trends that benchmark enterprise security teams’ ability to respond to email threats....
Why Integrated Email Threat Data Matters
Email is a primary vector for attacks on your business today—and email threats are evolving faster than ever. But actionable data about email attacks is often inaccessible to time-strapped security operations and incident response teams. That disconnect leaves your business vulnerable and unable to mitigate hidden email threats.
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AT A GLANCE
After reaching a DMARC enforcement policy, Agari DMARC Protection continues to provide immense value to customers.
BENEFITS
Improves customer trust by protecting your brand from being used in phishing attacks.
Decreases time to reject by automating implementation.
Maximizes marketing efficacy and improves email engagement with trusted communications.
Reduces operational costs...